Russian Foreign Ministry: U.S. should stop “hunting” for Russian citizens in third countries

According to the Ministry, Moscow demanded from Washington to settle the differences created by U.S. within the context of bilateral agenda.

The Russian Ministry insists on the cease of U.S. law enforcement “hunt” for Russian citizens in third countries.

On 27 December a Russin citizen Alexey Burkov was arrested in Israel at the request of US authorities. He was accused of crimes related to cybersecurity.

Earlier, the Foreign Ministry said that Russian citizens again face the extraterritorial application of US legislation to them, that contradicts to the universally recognized norms of international law, commenting on the detention in Finland of a Russian citizen Efremov at the request of the United States.